The Economics Division of
the Centre for Studies in Diplomacy, International Law & Economics (CSDILE)
is popularly known as the International Trade & Development (ITD) Division. ITD (along with its parent
Centre CSDILE) is one of the oldest departments of the erstwhile Indian School of International Studies, which integrated with
the newly established Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the early seventies
as the School of International Studies (SIS).

The ITD division has been
involved in the teaching of economics as well as research in the fields of
International Trade and Economic Development for nearly half a century. The
first head of the division was the renowned economist, the late Professor A.K. Dasgupta. He was succeeded by Professor AshokGuha who has been the guiding force behind the
division since 1963. Professor Guha continues to be
associated with the teaching and research activities of the Centre. The list of
former teachers includes B.S. Minhas, SubimalMukherji, ParthaDasgupta and others.
Stalwarts like John Hicks, James Meade and Robert Baldwin have visited the
division to deliver lectures.

ITD
is unique among economics departments in India in focusing on the
global economy as its thrust area of research, encompassing issues of
international development, trade, environment, finance, industry and
technology. Some of the major research areas are:

·Economics of Development

·Environmental and Resource Economics

·Finance

·Indian Economy

·Industry and Technology

·International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment

·Macroeconomics

·WTO and Globalization

In addition to the long
standing M.Phil and Ph.D.programmes
run by the division, a new and unique M.A. programme in Economics (with
specialization on World Economy) was introduced in 1995. Keeping in
mind the changing economic environment of India and its growing integration
with the global economy, this new M.A. programme was designed with a clear
emphasis on emerging global issues like trade, technology, environment, natural
resources, currency and finance, which makes it unique and distinct from
conventional MA programmes in economics offered elsewhere in India.This is indeed one of the most successful and popular M.A.
programmes in Economics in the country. The popularity of the programme is
revealed by the increasing number of applications every year (800-1000 for 20
seats). Its success is evident from the placement of our students even within
this short 9-year span of the existence of our MA programme. Many students opt
for higher studies and research after completing their MA. MA's from the
department have received offers from MIT, Stanford, Chicago, Princeton, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Caltech, Wisconsin, Rochester, Oxford and the London School of
Economics, among other universities. Those entering the job market, got jobs in
various reputed non-governmental and business organisations,
like Exim Bank, GE Capital, TERI, Telco, CII, FICCI,
ICRA, IIFT, Price Waterhouse, Rajiv Gandhi
Foundation, etc.

The
division is run by a small but very distinguished team of faculty,
educated at universities like Harvard, MIT, Oxford and other well known
institutions. Many of them have worked at universities like UC Berkeley, UCLA, Oxford, Yale, UBC, UC
Riverside, Iowa, etc and at international organizations like the World Bank,
IMF and IFPRI. Faculty members of the
division, in the recent years, have attracted research grants from the Ford
Foundation, The World Bank, Department of Science and Technology (Government of
India), Competition Commission (Government of India) and State Bank of India. They are
invited by important national and international bodies (like Planning
Commission, Ministry of Commerce, National Security Council, Competition
Commission, IEG, ICRIER, Independent Commission on Development and Health in India, The World
Bank etc.) for consultations and expert advice.

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